European Union Intellectual Pr @EU_IPO@respublicae.eu
Unofficial mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ European Union Intellectual Property Office. Protecting trade marks and designs in the EU.
Joined Apr 2022
The Lady Dior handbag, the Bratz dolls & Cindy Lamps are all examples of famous designs regstered in the EU.
But how has the Community design system evolved over time and what are the challenges facing design protection?
IP expert @eLAWnora explains: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/web/guest/-/news/community-designs-a-world-of-cult-designs-litigation-%E2%80%A6-and-new-challenges-1
Fighting #fakenews is critical in today’s digital society.
This set of guidelines for teachers aims to boost digital literacy in the classroom and give students the tools & confidence to tackle misinformation.
Available on the @EU_Commission website: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/a224c235-4843-11ed-92ed-01aa75ed71a1/language-en
Pasta is one of the world's most popular foods 🍝
And intellectual property rights are all around it
Trade marks and design rights protect pasta looks, shapes, packages and brand names⤵️
The world's biggest trade mark offices 🇰🇷🇨🇳🇺🇸🇯🇵🇪🇺 + @WIPO meet in Brussels this week as we mark the 10th anniversary of the TM5 network
On the agenda: increasing communication efforts towards IP users & SMEs and harmonising trade mark procedures through a staff exchange project
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A toy's appearance, packaging or technical parts can be protected by IP rights.
But what falls under trade mark, a design or a patent?
EUIPO & @EPOorg experts will look into how to find the right IP protection for a toy.
🗓️ 25 October
🕙 10.00 CEST
https://epo-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WaoW5Ej6Sk61DK9ztfJDBg
The EUIPO headquarters, a 'green' building
According to 🇪🇸 newspaper @elconfidencial, the EUIPO campus is the most sustainable building in Spain: "It consumes 70% less energy than similar ones. And it has reduced to maximum water consumption."
#DesignEuropa Talks | Over 400 people gathered at the EUIPO to discuss about the present and future of design, how it powers our economy and impacts our society.
10 takeaways in 10 inspiring quotes: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6989172354375401473
And it's a wrap!
The first edition of the #DesignEuropa Talks is over. Many insightful takeaways and a lot of food for thought on design and how it is shaping the world of today.
A big thanks to all the speakers!
Franco Caimi, CEO Caimi Brevetti: "A design product needs to provoke an emotion" | #DesignEuropa Talks
“We’re selling the feeling. We’re selling the emotion. This is the power of good design”
- Carolin Kunert, Founder and CEO, @Knister_Grill, on the power of design to convey feelings
@ #DesignEuropa Talks
"A design that is well-made is able to communicate the core values of your company"
Marco Bozzola, founder and CEO of Relio Labs and former #DesignEuropa Awards winner
"The most exciting thing about my job is that I have the opportunity to wear different hats for different projects, tasks, places, clients, events: the engineer, the environmentalist, the artist, the psychologist, the human being” – Anna Szonyi | #DesignEuropa Talks
Hungarian designer Anna Szonyi talks about how reaching the final of the #DesignEuropa Awards changed her life ⤵️
"With those limited budgets which we had at the time as a very small company, should we start investing into something called design?”
Wojciech Radomski, CEO & Co-Founder, @StethoMeR
"Does the design of medical devices matter?" – Hannie van Iersel, Head of Trademark & Design at @Philips, on the role of IP protection in value creation.
#DesignEuropa Talks | Finnish designer Päivi Tahkokallio gives her views on social and sustainable design ⤵️
Robin Edman: "[When it comes to the focus of design] we need to make sure we as human beings can retain the lifestyle we cherish on earth"
🔴 Follow the #DesignEuropa Talks live: https://youtu.be/XDhK6-PcydA
"In design, we used to put the human being in the centre. But now the centre is the planet. We need to provide less products and more solutions"
– Luisa Bocchietto speaks at the #DesignEuropa Talks on the challenges facing the design industry today
First panel discussion: Design education and IP protection – necessity or desire?
Christian @guellerin, Director of @lecolededesign
Isabelle Vérilhac, President of Bureau of European Design Associations (BEDA)
Unofficial mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ European Union Intellectual Property Office. Protecting trade marks and designs in the EU.
Joined Apr 2022
